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Utilisation of nitrogen and phosphate on dairy farms could be increased

Nitrogen and phosphate are important fertilisers. But excessive amounts often found in fields and pastures end up polluting the ground and surface water. Furthermore, dairy farmers are squandering their profits by wasting these expensive fertilisers. The Koeien & Kansen [Cattle and Opportunities] project set up by two PhD candidates from Wageningen University, part of Wageningen UR, shows how ...

Nov. 27, 2013

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

EPA Funds Project to Prevent Pollution from Grocery Stores and Dairy Farms

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $80,000 to the nonprofit environmental organization Manomet for its program to help grocery stores and dairy farms in New Jersey and New York conserve energy and reduce the amount of hazardous materials they handle. Many businesses that handle hazardous materials are unprepared to withstand severe storms, which can release toxic materials into ...

Nov. 24, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

SBI Presents Seal of Sustainability to BAE Systems and Kleinpeter Farms Dairy

SBI Presents Seal of Sustainability to BAE Systems and Kleinpeter Farms Dairy ...

May 6, 2010

By Sustainable Business Institute

Blue Sphere Announces US Agricultural and Dairy Farm Waste to Energy and High Value Soil Amendment Production Initiative

Blue Sphere Corp. (OTCBB: BLSP) (the "Company" or "Blue Sphere"), a company in the Cleantech sector as an emission reduction and renewable energy project integrator, is pleased to announce that it has embarked on a campaign to implement dairy farm waste to energy and high-value soil amendment production projects across the United States. These projects will ...

Nov. 10, 2011

By Blue Sphere Corporation

Construction Commences on Pennsylvania Dairy Farm Waste Management System Which Will Produce Cost-Effective, Permanent, Measurable and Verifiable Nutrient Reductions to the Chesapeake Bay

NEW YORK - Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BNET) on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the commencement of construction activities for its livestock waste processing technology project at the Kreider Dairy Farm in Manheim, Pennsylvania. Joining Bion at ...

Nov. 11, 2010

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

BiOWiSH™ reduces sludge and odor at Texas dairy

June 30, 2011 For Immediate Release CHICAGO, IL - BiOWiSH™ Manure & Odor Treatment (Beef & Dairy) reduced sludge and odor during a recent case study at a Texas dairy farm. The owner of Wilhelmus Dairy began using the ...

Oct. 3, 2011

By BiOWiSH Technologies

Scientists help farmers create greener dairies

Cows stand patiently in a tent-like chamber at a research farm in western Wisconsin, waiting for their breath to be tested. Outside, corrals have been set up with equipment to measure gas wafting from the ground. A nearby corn field contains tools that allow researchers to assess the effects of manure spread as fertilizer. Scientists based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have started a ...

Sep. 10, 2013

By Associated Press

EPA orders manheim farm to cease unpermitted waste discharges (PA)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has ordered a Manheim Pa. farm to stop discharging pollutants to a stream without a required Clean Water Act permit. On April 1, EPA inspected the farm of Melvin and Moses Petersheim of Manheim Pa. Melvin Petersheim owns and operates an egg-laying operation with approximately 36,000 hens. His brother Moses operates a dairy farm with ...

Jun. 2, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Dairy farmers of America and Vanguard renewables announce strategic alliance

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national farmer-owned dairy cooperative, and Vanguard Renewables, a Massachusetts-based renewable energy developer, announce a strategic partnership to help bring anaerobic digestion technology to more farms across the country. While waste management and environmental sustainability are top priorities for dairy farmers today, renewable energy methods, like ...

Apr. 13, 2017

By American Biogas Council (ABC)

California agencies seek dairy digester projects – Proposals due November 1

The California Department of Food and Agriculture, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and their partner agencies in the California/Federal Dairy Digester Working Group have announced a joint solicitation for dairy digester concept proposals. California is the largest dairy state in the USA, with approximately 1.7 million cows producing more than 3.6 million dry tons of manure per year that ...

Sep. 16, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

BIODOME Gas Holder Installations in the USA on the farms to handle the growing amount of waste produced

BIODOME® INTERNATIONAL, part of KIRK GROUP, will design and supply a total of seven top-mounted gas holder roofs and two ground-mounted double membrane gas holders to three dairy farms in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The ...

Apr. 7, 2014

By KIRK UK

EPA orders two Virginia farms to cease unpermitted waste discharges to the Shenandoah River (PA)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has ordered two Virginia farms to cease discharging pollutants to a stream without a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, as required by the Clean Water Act. On April 14, 2010, EPA conducted a Clean Water Act inspection of Turley Creek Farms in Linville Va., a chicken broiler grower which confines ...

Jun. 2, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Bion Announces Kreider Farms Project Sampling Results

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB/QB: BNET) announced today the test results from the most recent round of sampling of its system at the Kreider Farms dairy operation. These samplings will be part of Bion's submissions to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) for the issuance of its final water quality permit and approval of Bion's nutrient ...

Dec. 19, 2011

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

EPA takes penalty action against Manheim farm for unpermitted waste discharges (PA)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has issued an Administrative Penalty Order in the amount of $6,000 to Melvin and Moses Petersheim of Manheim Pa. for illegally discharging pollutants from their Manheim farm to a nearby stream without a required Clean Water Act permit. On April 1, EPA inspected the farm of Melvin Petersheim, who owns farmland on which he operates an ...

Sep. 21, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

New Compact Separators From Bauer Group Designed for Small Farms and Waste Processors

The Bauer Group announces the release of two new high quality press screw separators designed for small farms and waste processing operations with limited energy resources: the Bauer COMPACT and Fan Separator SOLIDRY. With a maximum throughput of 15 cubic yards per hour, and our legendary quality, COMPACT and SOLIDRY are ideal for a wide range of agricultural applications, ...

Sep. 26, 2011

By Bauer Röhren- und Pumpenwerk GmbH

Farms must begin reporting air releases of hazardous substances from animal wastes

Beginning November 15, 2017, many livestock, poultry and equine farms must comply with reporting requirements under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) section 103. The law requires entities to report releases of hazardous substances above a certain threshold that occur within a 24-hour period. Farms have historically been exempt from most reporting ...

Nov. 7, 2017

By The National Agricultural Law Center (NALC)

Bion Issues Report on Local Environmental Benefits Resulting from Onsite Livestock Waste Treatment at Kreider Farms

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB/BB: BNET) today issued two reports on the local environmental benefits that result from its Kreider Farms Project and potential future livestock waste treatment projects. Bion recently commissioned a study that was conducted by Barry Evans, PhD, Senior Research Associate, Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, to assess the ...

Nov. 13, 2012

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

Dairy industry receives $1.1 million from USDA to help farmers measure and communicate stewardship

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a $1.1 million Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) to the Dairy Research Institute™ (formerly known as Dairy Science Institute, Inc.), an affiliate of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy®. The funding will support the development of a Dairy Farm Stewardship Toolkit for dairy farmers to evaluate their production techniques and identify ...

Jun. 9, 2011

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Farming and Election Manifestos Not Just About Water

With farmers contemplating the most suitable party to vote for in the coming general election, it’s not only policies on fertiliser and pesticides and water abstraction and water supplies that are at the forefront of many farmer’s decision making. The NFU has analysed the manifestos of the top 5 parliamentary parties in relation to a number of key farming issues. The aspects ...

Apr. 20, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX

Bion Announces Sample/Testing Program Initiated at Kreider Farms

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB/OTCQB: BNET) announced today that it has initiated a testing program to demonstrate the performance of its micro-aerobic treatment system at Kreider Farms dairy operations in Manheim (Lancaster County), Pennsylvania. Over the next 60--90 days, samples will be taken at various points ...

Oct. 3, 2011

By Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.

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